After a couple of blog postings from the 1930s about the Christmas tree in San Jacinto Plaza this week, a co-worker asked me when the Christmas tree was first placed in the plaza.
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Tales from the Morgue: City tree dates to 1926, but it wasn't always at San Jacinto
Posted: December 26th, 2009, 1:37pm EST
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Soldier's dad: Conviction a 'sham'
Posted: December 26th, 2009, 12:28am EST
EL PASO -- The Army's attempt to stem a rising tide of suicides made it impossible for a Fort Bliss soldier convicted of cruelty toward subordinates to get a fair trial, the soldier's parents say. -
Utility taps more into Rio Grande, saves aquifer
Posted: December 26th, 2009, 12:24am EST
EL PASO -- El Paso Water Utilities treated a record amount of water from the Rio Grande this year for its customers to drink. -
H1N1 flu lingers, officials say
Posted: December 26th, 2009, 12:23am EST
EL PASO -- The H1N1 flu virus has been so unpredictable that it is hard to know what to expect next. "This virus hasn't behaved according to the textbook of flu viruses," said Michael Hill, director of the city Department of Public Health. -
GOP chief for county to quit for ministry
Posted: December 26th, 2009, 12:19am EST
EL PASO -- After six years as chairman of the Republican Party in El Paso County, Michael Moore is stepping aside and going back to the ministry. -
Election 2010: Republicans candidates vow to regain House seat No. 78
Posted: December 26th, 2009, 12:16am EST
EL PASO -- Republican candidates know they face uphill battles for most races in El Paso County, but they predict victory in one legislative contest in 2010. It is a seat they say belongs to them. -
Man is wounded; police seek gunman
Posted: December 25th, 2009, 11:30pm EST
EL PASO -- Police on Friday searched for a gunman who fired two shots at a man, wounding him in the torso. -
Free show at EPCC to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted: December 25th, 2009, 11:30pm EST
EL PASO -- A free variety show to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at the El Paso Community College Administrative Services Center. -
City, groups plan free January event
Posted: December 25th, 2009, 11:30pm EST
EL PASO -- The city, the area chambers of the commerce, the state and the U.S. Small Business Administration are joining to sponsor a Jobs & Economic Growth Forum in January. -
53 pounds of cocaine found at crossing
Posted: December 8th, 2009, 12:04am EST
EL PASO -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, with the help of a drug-sniffing dog named Popeye, made the largest cocaine seizure in five years at the Santa Teresa port of entry, a CBP spokesman said Monday. -
Search goes on for rescued hiker's dog
Posted: December 7th, 2009, 9:04am EST
EL PASO -- With a missing hiker found, rescuers' efforts have turned to finding Zulu, the dog credited with helping to save the life of her owner when he was lost. -
Place in the Sun: Oklahoma, Stanford to meet in 76th Brut Sun Bowl game
Posted: December 7th, 2009, 1:44am EST
EL PASO -- In the end, the 76th Brut Sun Bowl wasn't left with a real choice for its New Year's Eve day game. What they were left with was something better: Stanford versus Oklahoma. "We wound up with the best possible matchup we could have had," Sun Bowl executive director Bernie Olivas said.
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Teen detained in fire station vandalism
Posted: December 7th, 2009, 12:30am EST
EL PASO -- Thanks to electronic security systems, several suspects who sprayed graffiti on fire stations, a church and several houses in Fabens were caught on camera. -
4 men arrested in multiple burglaries
Posted: December 7th, 2009, 12:30am EST
EL PASO -- Police arrested four men suspected in the burglary of several vehicles in West El Paso, a police spokesman said Sunday. -
Automatic locks on park bathrooms to deter vandals
Posted: December 7th, 2009, 12:02am EST
EL PASO -- Restrooms in 13 of the city's largest parks are getting automatic door locks. -
Lawmakers to tackle immigration issues
Posted: December 6th, 2009, 11:55pm EST
AUSTIN -- State lawmakers during the next year will revisit the costs of providing services to undocumented immigrants. -
Hate crimes in El Paso dip as nation sees increase
Posted: December 6th, 2009, 10:57pm EST
EL PASO -- Lucy G. Skatzes collapsed on the ground. Bleeding. Dazed. -
Lawmakers
Posted: December 6th, 2009, 10:12pm EST
Here are El Paso's lawmakers and how to get in touch with them. EL PASO CITY COUNCIL: 2 Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, TX 79999. MAYOR: Mayor John Cook, 541-4145; mayor@elpasotexas.